Nortoft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Nortoft

What does the name Nortoft mean?

The Nortoft surname is thought to have derived from the name of a hamlet in Northamptonshire.

Early Origins of the Nortoft family

The surname Nortoft was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 113th century.

Early History of the Nortoft family

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Nortoft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nortoft, Norfoft and others.

Early Notables of the Nortoft family

the Nortoft family of Bedfordshire

Migration of the Nortoft family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..